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package com.hazelcast.util.concurrent;

/**
 * Busy spin strategy targeted at lowest possible latency. This strategy will monopolise a thread to achieve the lowest
 * possible latency. Useful for creating bubbles in the execution pipeline of tight busy spin loops with no other
 * logic than status checks on progress.
 */
public class BusySpinIdleStrategy implements IdleStrategy {
    private int dummyCounter;

    public boolean idle(final long n) {
        final int dummyValue = 64;
        // Trick speculative execution into not progressing
        if (dummyCounter > 0) {
            if (Math.random() > 0) {
                --dummyCounter;
            }
        } else {
            dummyCounter = dummyValue;
        }
        return true;
    }
}
